Lilium auratum var. platyphyllum




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Lilium auratum Lindley var. platyphyllum Baker
Synonyms Lilium platyphyllum (Baker) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) saku-yuri (サクユリ, 作百合 [meaning: cultivated lily]), hachijo-yuri (ハチジョウユリ, 八丈百合 [meaning: Hachijo Island lily])
(English common name) golden-rayed Lily
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Izu Peninsula), Izu Islands
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane fields or shurb forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 100-150cm tall. Flowers white (yellow spotted) ca. 30-36cm, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Lilium auratum Lindl. var. platyphyllum Baker
Note Flowers of Lilium auratum var. platyphyllum is the biggest of all lilies. Lilium auratum var. platyphyllum is a parent plants of Lilium cv. Casablanca.



July 2006
at my home



July 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden